IT guy, weekend SCCA racer, new Subaru owner, Foursquare SU3, PSU alum, gadget lover, Apple user, all-around regular guy.
So there’s this iPad thing… I just bought one. I’ve been throwing around the idea since they came out. In my head it could just be another cool toy to occasionally play with but I’m hoping I can find more value in it than that. I knew I couldn’t just go buy one randomly and be like “wow, I have an iPad… now what?” I needed to at least make an attempt to justify it [...]
Just when I thought I got all of my computer problems straightened out… The “combo drive” (CDRW+DVDROM) in my Macbook decides to shit the bed. OK, so it’s not totally dead – but it makes some awful noises and decides to randomly spit out a disc it’s trying to read. Definitely a drive problem. Does the same thing in Windows. I wasn’t even able to play Starcraft that I installed on it. Just ejects my [...]
If you’ve been following along here, you may have read by now that I’ve set up both Jen and myself with Time Machine backups for our laptops. I have an external hard drive connected to the Airport Base Station which is configured to be our pseudo Time Capsule. Sad part was that I hadn’t ever gotten to use it. Ya, our stuff was backed up OK – but that’s just it. We never needed to [...]
I’ve been fighting myself lately to try to use Safari more on my Macbook (as opposed to Firefox). Firefox has all of the extensions and options that I like (and am used to) but Safari is a great browser and feels a bit faster many times on my Macbook. I’ve been trying to become more used to it lately and see if it’ll do what I like and am used to on Firefox. One thing [...]
Not sure what the issue is yet, but the power adapter for my Macbook has developed a quirk. The little light on it has a mind of its own. Normally it should be green when fully charged and amber/orange when charging. It should never be off. Mine has been expressing its independence lately and turns off randomly. Strange thing is that the laptop continues to charge and seems to function OK. It shows no sign [...]
And I’m officially upgraded to Snow Leopard (SL) on my Macbook. To be honest, I haven’t really noticed much of a performance difference yet. I didn’t really do any tests before and after… but things seem to run mostly the same. There is definitely more free space (and I freed up even more afterward by deleting unnecessary stuff) – but part of that is actually up for much debate on the internets right now. Apparently [...]
Being an IT person, I guess I could share what I actually use for my computers daily… nothing fancy or anything, but they get me from a to b on the internets. I have two systems… a desktop that I built from scratch and a laptop that happens to be made by a fruit company. I’m not going to get into specific models of everything, just some basic info/specs. Desktop: Lian-Li Black Brushed Aluminum Case [...]
I may or may not have touched on my home network previously… but being in the position I’m in, let’s just say that I’m rather controlling when it comes to my computer stuff at home. I want things to be simple, functional and dependable. Previously I’ve been using an Apple Airport Express. It certainly fits the “simple” property. You just plug the brick into the wall and plug in the network cable and it works. [...]
I know this. I’ve accepted it. What now? Well as some of you may or may not know, there is currently a beta of Windows 7 floating around. I was finally able to get a key from the Microsoft site and just downloaded the beta from one of my “usual” sites, so it’s still legit. Trouble is that I didn’t want to disrupt the current “OK-ness” of my Vista desktop. It has been fairly stable [...]
Surprisingly enough to me, I can actually remember the last time I paid for software… I bought a new license for Delicious Library for my Mac (I had a license years ago when I had my iBook – but lost it when I sold the laptop). I usually just acquire my software through um… “other means.” Mostly because they’re just things I rarely use and I’m not paying hundreds of dollars for something I’m not [...]
